[Ubuntu Oregon] MacBook Air Ubuntu support?

[Nathan W]

On 08/10/2012 09:39 AM, Scott Garman wrote:
> On 08/09/2012 03:54 PM, Nathan Williams wrote:
>> Thanks, Scott. I look forward to reading your write-up. I'm looking
>> at picking up a new laptop later this year, and am currently torn
>> between lenovo and a macbook. I'm sure your writeup will come in
>> handy to many folks looking at running ubuntu on the newer hardware.
>>
>> - nathan
>
> FWIW I'd recommend taking a close look at the upcoming Lenovo X1C
> Ultrabook. Had I known that was coming out later this month, I would
> have held out for it. It's just as light (3 lbs) yet has a 14" 
> 1600x900 matte LCD screen, and a keyboard I expect will be at least as 
> good as the one on the MBA.
>
> Scott
>
>

/me drools... thanks for the reco, that's a good looking ultra-book. 14" 
is about the minimum i'm willing to go on a laptop since my wife and i 
decided to go desktop-free, but from what i'm seeing, this would be well 
worth it. ultra bonus points for tpm, fingerprint reader and bios 
encryption. this is a perfect example of why Lenovo just surpassed Dell 
as the #2 pc retailer. i for one am sick of hp/dell trying to pass 
low-quality products in their consumer (home) product lines, and won't 
be making another purchase from either until they get this straightened out.

time to start researching hardware components for verified linux 
support. does anyone know whether lenovo is willing to buy back unused 
windows licenses?

- nathan